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Ghost town · Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny is a ghost town in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It is the only former community in Allegheny County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Allegheny as a historical populated place on the Pittsburgh West topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.4506° N, 80.0162° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Pittsburgh West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 783 ft |
| Nearest living town | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Distance to it | 2.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1212012 |
| Coordinates | 40.45062, -80.01616 |
What's there now
Allegheny is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pittsburgh, PA (population 303,620), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 783 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Union Bridgecovered bridge · Allegheny County · 0.5 mi
- Mechanic Street Bridgecovered bridge · Allegheny County · 1.3 mi
- Monongahela Bridgecovered bridge · Allegheny County · 1.3 mi
- Bridge of Sighscovered bridge · Allegheny County · 1.4 mi
- 43rd Street Bridgecovered bridge · Allegheny County · 3.1 mi
- Henry Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 17.2 mi
- Ebenezer Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 18 mi
- Leatherman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 18.3 mi
- Krepps Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 18.3 mi
- Lyle Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 18.9 mi
- Blackburnghost town · Westmoreland County · 19.2 mi
- Clokeyvilleghost town · Washington County · 19.7 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.